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Fighting between Houthi forces and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces intensified, with the Houthis claiming ballistic missile strikes on Riyadh that hit a fuel depot near the airport, while Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a missile aimed at the capital. Houthi-affiliated media reported Saudi air strikes killed 10 and wounded 14 in Taiz and al-Jawf, and a BBC-verified video showed wreckage of a Saudi F-15 downed over Yemen. Thousands of Yemenis have fled across the Red Sea to Djibouti to escape the escalating war, while a Houthi military adviser warned any US intervention in support of Saudi Arabia would cross a 'red line.' The G7 condemned Iran for arming the Houthis and denounced attacks on Saudi Arabia, while the US pledged to honor its defense commitments to Riyadh and the UK announced it would provide air-to-air refueling for Saudi jets; France also moved to help secure Saudi energy infrastructure. The controversial prospect of a US F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia was also debated amid the widening conflict.